Mental Ability

Dot Situation
Questions on dot situation relate to a process in which we have to find a common characteristic between
a dot placed in between some figures and enclosed area by the same figures.
In these questions, one or more dot/s is/are placed somewhere in the area common to figures such as circle,
square, triangle and rectangle The placement of dot shows a common relationship among these figures. We
have to understand this common relationship and search for the same in the answer figure.
E x . 1 In the following question a dot is placed in the figure marked as (A), this figure is followed by four alternatives
marked as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One out of these four options contains the common region to circle, squares
triangle similar to that of marked by dot in figure (A). Select that option.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

S o l . In the figure (A), dot is placed in the region, which is common to circle and triangle. Now we have to search
the similar common region in four options. Only in the figure (3) we find such region which is common to
circle and triangle. Hence option (3) is our answer.
E x . 2 Same as in previous question.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

S o l . One dot occupies the region which is common to circle and triangle and other dot occupies the region which
is common to triangle and square. These two characteristics as shown by these two dots are found in figure
(1), it possesses region which is common to circle and triangle and also the region which is common in triangle
and square. Here option (1) is our answer.

common to Common to
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circle and Triangle and

triangle Square

E x . 3 Same as in previous question.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

S o l . One clot in the figure (A) occupies the area which is common to circle and square and other dot occupies the
area which is common to circle, square and triangle. The same two area are possessed by answer figure (4).

Common to
Common to circle, square
circle and triangle
square

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EXERCISE
Direction : In the following question a dot is placed in the figure marked as (A), this figure is followed by
four alternatives marked as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One out of these four options contains the common region
to circle, squares triangle similar to that of marked by dot in figure (A). Select that option.

1.
(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

2.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

3.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

4.

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5.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

6.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

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7.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

8.

9.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

10.
(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

11.
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(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

12.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

13.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

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14.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

15.

16.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

17.
(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

18.
(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

19.

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(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

20.

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

ANSWERS
Qu e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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Ans 4 3 1 3 2 3 2 3 4 1 3 4 2 1 3
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Qu 16 17 18 19 20
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Ans 4 1 4 1 3
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